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International cycling’s governing body tried to claim the moral high ground
yesterday, midway through Lance Armstrong’s chat-show confessional, amid a
flurry of recriminations directed at the disgraced American cyclist from the
world of professional sport.

The UCI said that it was pleased that Armstrong had “confirmed there was no
collusion or conspiracy” in response to the suggestion that its officials
covered up a positive test in exchange for payments totalling $125,000 (now
about £79,000).

Asked by Oprah Winfrey about the allegation by Floyd Landis, a former
team-mate, Armstrong denied that he had failed a test on the 2001 Tour of

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Tainted life: even after the “Oprah” confessional, the list of questions surrounding Armstrong’s career remained lengthy

January 19 2013 Gero Breloer/DPA/Press Association Images

Tainted life: even after the “Oprah” confessional, the list of questions surrounding Armstrong’s career remained lengthy

January 19 2013 Gero Breloer/DPA/Press Association Images

The cyclist told Winfrey he used EPO and testosterone

January 19 2013

"You know, I view this situation as one big lie. That I repeated a lot of times"